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6.5In the midst of World War II, the battle under the sea rages and the Nazis have the upper hand as the Allies are unable to crack their war codes. However, after a wrecked U-boat sends out an SOS signal, the Allies realise this is their chance to seize the 'enigma coding machine'.
Released: 2000-04-20116 minDir: Jonathan MostowWar, Action, AdventureBudget: $62.0MBox office: $128M
Cast
- Matthew McConaughey as Lt. Andrew Tyler
- Bill Paxton as Lt. Cmdr. Mike Dahlgren
- Harvey Keitel as CPO Henry Klough
- Jon Bon Jovi as Lt. Pete Emmett
- David Keith as Maj. Matthew Coonen
- Thomas Kretschmann as Capt. Lt. Gunther Wassner
Themes
- mission
- submarine
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Article
U-571 is a 2000 submarine film directed by Jonathan Mostow from a screenplay he co-wrote with Sam Montgomery and David Ayer. The film stars Matthew McConaughey, Bill Paxton, Harvey Keitel, Jon Bon Jovi, Jake Weber and Matthew Settle. The film follows a World War II German U-boat boarded by American submariners to capture her Enigma cipher machine.
The film was financially successful, received generally positive reviews from critics, and won the Academy Awards for Best Sound Editing. However the fictitious plot was subject to substantial controversy and criticism.